Remember: speaking has a certain flow. When you follow the right kind of sequence, you sound smooth. When you deviate, something sounds “off”. If you’re learning English, you’ll be tempted to over-commit to certain phrases. Unfortunately, that makes you sound more robotic than natural. Here’s a good example from Japan: A: Hi, how are you? B:Continue reading “Speaking Out of Order”
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Unexpected Word Flow
“What a terrible question! Look at how they worded this! What does it even mean?” My girlfriend was taking an online survey and wanted backup in processing this question: “How often does your cat use the litter box?” 25% of the time 50% of the time 75% of the time 100% of the time “JustContinue reading “Unexpected Word Flow”
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